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1986 Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 vs. 2024 Toyota GR86 GT ZN8

Toyota’s cult classic AE86 meets the new GR86 to see if there really is a common thread of dynamic DNA linking the 36 years that separate this pair.

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2.0TFSI, 210bhp engined Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6

Despite the snow and associated carnage on Scottish roads, Motorway Maintenance worker, Grant Gilliland made time to wax lyrical about his Mk6 on his busiest week of the year. This thing is cooler than the freezing temperatures...

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1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1 with Optional VDO gauges

Here at PVW Towers, we are frequently asked what it takes to make a feature car. There are no hard and fast rules to this. This Gorgeous Mk1 GTI with a select few period mods is proof that sometimes less is more…

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N54B30-engined 460bhp 2010 BMW 335i Touring E91

Touring isn’t the most obvious model to modify into a track car, but with some serious hardware, an eight minute Nürburgring lap time and a top speed of 180mph, the results for this one speak for themselves.

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Birds B1-3.5 conversion 375bhp 2012 BMW 135i Coupé E82

When physics teacher turned groundsman, Tony Jennings, brought his E82 135i Coupé to class, we stopped skylarking and faced the front. The punchy N55 in a lightweight package with a low centre of gravity… now that’s pure physics!

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Stunning 1980 Volkswagen Caddy Mk1 1.5 Diesel

Kyle Bush has built this stunning 1980 Volkswagen Caddy MK1 and with a father who was a VW mechanic for 34 years, it was perhaps inevitable that he’d catch the bug…

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2010 BMW 335i Manual E90

With prices of the E9x M3 spiralling into the stratosphere, the 335i could be a savvy way to scratch the itch. With practicality, classy understated styling and that peachy twin-turbo straight-six, is there anything not to like?

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BMW M5 E60 vs. M5 F10

The BMW M5 has long been considered king of the sports saloons but what’s better than owning one? Owning two, of course! We catch up with Don Wearing to discuss his E60 and F10 duo. Which one would you choose?

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Tuned 2.0-litre engined 1975 Volkswagen Golf Mk1

When a water-cooled VW goes down a storm at the hot rod school of excellence that is the SEMA show, you know it’s going to be a winner. Aaron Stehly has hit the jackpot with this one...

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Euro look 1979 Volkswagen Golf VR6 2.8 Mk1

We all love a pizza night here at PVW and when Domino’s manager/part-owner, Stephen McClintock contacted us about his mouth-watering Mk1, we just knew we had to have a slice…

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2.0 ABF engined with Yamaha R1 Bike Carbs 1983 Volkswagen Golf Mk1

The Mk1 Driver is a rare beast these days. Perhaps even more elusive is being able to pin down a gas engineer in these cold climes. We strike gold this month, though, and find both. Hopefully, we’ll be let off the call-out charge…

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2.5-litre Audi TTRS engined Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3

After the hype of the Kyzer/ Prior design collaboration MK2 Golf that featured in our 25th Anniversary issue earlier this year, the team at JP-Performance could have been forgiven for pressing pause for a while. However, it’s on to the next level for those guys as their Gran Turismo inspired Beetle breaks cover…

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Dazzling carbon-covered 530bhp BMW M3 F80

Sharp styling, lashings of carbon fibre, air, killer wheels and a blistering 530hp make this stunning F80 M3 the perfect pick me up on such a winter’s day…

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1200bhp 2.8-litre VR6 engined Volkswagen Golf Mk2

A project designed by Kyza and realised by JP Performance — we knew there’d be a buzz. Throw in some custom Rotiform rolling stock and an unveiling at Players Classic and the hype was off the scale. This Radical Mk2 is surely the collab drop of the season

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